Spring 1960 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Blue Skirt Suit w Swing Back Button Detailing designer-missoni His pieces were made to

His pieces were made to order from sketches and he had the capacity to produce only 50 original pieces a month at most

while primary influences from the 1940s included the cashmere sweater sets of Mainbocher and the ingenious ties and closures employed by Claire McCardell"

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There are some small marks on the skirt that get lost in the fabric or are covered by the apron for the most part

The construction is very interesting

Spring 1960 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Blue Skirt Suit w Swing Back Button Detailing designer-missoni His pieces were made toThis stunning suit is a proper, numbered Haute Couture piece designed by Pierre Balmain. It would have been made by hand in the Paris atelier for the Spring 1960 collection. When researching this piece we found similar suits from that collection and I have included the reference photos here. It is cut with the volume and curves that defined the era. It is a wonderful example of the work Balmain was doing in this time period and why they had such an